SINCE 1828
Chimaerae
plural noun
Chi·mae·rae
| \ -ir(ˌ)ē, -ē(ˌ)rē\
Definition of Chimaerae
: an order of marine elasmobranch fishes comprising the chimaeras and extinct related forms and being coextensive with the subclass Holocephali — see chimaeridae
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